Old photo find

**Ancienne Alliance** · 29th November 08, 03:31 AM

Great photos Glen !
Thanks for sharing.
I could look at these all day long... I'm so fond of old photos.

Best,

Robert

**McMurdo** · 29th November 08, 06:37 AM

Sandford
Thanks or the additional photos, I think these alone settle once and for all the white hose argument, white hose have never had any place in highland dress. I also noticed the use of a crommach and day plaid, it seems a pity to me that people do not seem to take the pride in their appearance that they once did, perhaps this it is simply that a generation or two ago men knew what was appropriate dress for the situation, something that is sorely lacking now.

**Peter C.** · 29th November 08, 07:05 AM

Originally Posted by Standard

Cool pictures. I found a couple of things interesting one being that two men pictured had "horseblanket pins" for kilt pins, a large number of walking sticks, and as someone else noted not a sporran chain in site, belts only.

Back in the late 1950's when I was in a British military pipe band, the whole band had those kilt pins. I knew them as kilt pins before I knew them as blanket pins. In the military before sleeping bags they were used to pin blankets together to form sleeping bags and ofcourse early kilts were also used as blankets, though I have no idea whether they had pins or not.

Peter

**Ancienne Alliance** · 29th November 08, 07:20 AM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

Sandford
Thanks or the additional photos, I think these alone settle once and for all the white hose argument, white hose have never had any place in highland dress. I also noticed the use of a crommach and day plaid, it seems a pity to me that people do not seem to take the pride in their appearance that they once did, perhaps this it is simply that a generation or two ago men knew what was appropriate dress for the situation, something that is sorely lacking now.

a bit of colour...

and very hot weather !

ith:

**Dr Mac** · 29th November 08, 07:27 AM

So glad you found and posted those photos! So much we can learn, not only from what they wore, but how they did so. America has such a costume mentality, always having to make a fashion statement. There is such dignity there, which knows nothing of "putting on" the kilt...it is an integral part of them.

**cessna152towser** · 29th November 08, 09:09 AM

Super pics, Glen, such a lovely find.

**Panache** · 29th November 08, 10:34 AM

First off, wonderful pictures gentlemen!

Originally Posted by McMurdo

Thanks or the additional photos, I think these alone settle once and for all the white hose argument, white hose have never had any place in highland dress. .

To be fair I don't think that is quite accurate. We are looking at virtually all day wear outfits here, and whether white hose work or not is a formal wear debate. I don't think I have ever read that white hose was part of traditional highland formal attire. The question is do they work with formal wear now?

Originally Posted by McMurdo

I also noticed the use of a crommach and day plaid, it seems a pity to me that people do not seem to take the pride in their appearance that they once did, perhaps this it is simply that a generation or two ago men knew what was appropriate dress for the situation, something that is sorely lacking now.

I used to be bothered that there were few gentlemen that wore hats, carried walking sticks, carried pocket squares, and in general dressed well and behaved politely.

Now I am simply happy that do those things and try my best to pass it on to the next generation!

Cheers

Jamie

**JSFMACLJR** · 29th November 08, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by Panache

First off, wonderful pictures gentlemen!

To be fair I don't think that is quite accurate. We are looking at virtually all day wear outfits here, and whether white hose work or not is a formal wear debate. I don't think I have ever read that white hose was part of traditional highland formal attire. The question is do they work with formal wear now?

You know my feelings about white hose, Jamie. Here are several old photos that show no white hose with evening dress:

**McMurdo** · 29th November 08, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by Panache

First off, wonderful pictures gentlemen!

To be fair I don't think that is quite accurate. We are looking at virtually all day wear outfits here, and whether white hose work or not is a formal wear debate. I don't think I have ever read that white hose was part of traditional highland formal attire. The question is do they work with formal wear now?

My answer is a resounding No, however I think we may just have to agree to disagree on this minor point.

Originally Posted by Panache

I used to be bothered that there were few gentlemen that wore hats, carried walking sticks, carried pocket squares, and in general dressed well and behaved politely.

Now I am simply happy that do those things and try my best to pass it on to the next generation!

Cheers

Jamie

This I can agree wholeheartedly with, in the grand scheme of things it is the only thing to do.

**McMurdo** · 29th November 08, 01:04 PM

Something else I though bears mentioning, I was looking through the photos again, and even though the photos I posted were from the Bonnie Prince Charlie Bicentenial, every man there has a Black cockade on his balmoral, the one listed as unidentified has a white ribbon on his lapel, however his cockade is still black. As the question regarding white cockades comes up from time to time, I thought it was worth a mention.